Lake Placid Bobsled Experience

The site is picturesque, the facility for the athletes is awesome, and the staff is very welcoming and friendly.

We enjoyed beautiful views and a really fun tour at the Bobsled experience. We got to see behind the scenes of bobsled racing and actually watch some of the athletes that were practicing that day. Our tour guide used to be the driver for a bobsled team and he was very entertaining and informative. The coaster that parallels the track looks fun but it wasn’t open the day we went. I Definitely recommend this tour and all the legacy pass activities included in the pass you can buy for many of the attractions.

The time of my life!! I always dreamt of a sled ride like that when I watched the Olympics. But to actually live it out! 🌭 Hot dog i did it!! I did a.95 of a mile starting at zero, in 51.1 seconds. Holy Moses!!! You experience a moment like this too.

I brought my children for the 1 PM luge and was told we had to wait until 2 PM because the ticket counter saleslady couldn’t process the waivers fast enough for us to ride at 1. She seemed overwhelmed and frustrated that we even asked to buy tickets. Customers shouldn’t have to waste an hour just to be sold tickets. They need to hire staff who are comfortable using the required technology for the position. Unfortunately, we had to be somewhere else at 2:30, so a 2 PM ride wouldn’t work, and my kids missed the chance to experience the luge. The most frustrating part was the condescending tone I received when I explained that 2 PM wouldn’t work for us. Instead of offering solutions, they acted like we were the problem for not just “obeying” their time change. Just save your money- skip coming over here. The rock wall isn’t anything special or different than anywhere else.

I did the coaster. Amazing view at top and the ride down was so much fun. There was a narrator throughout the ride giving information about track while going down. This ride brings you along the actual bobsled track.

Just a discovery visit to see what was here. Open to the public to hike and explore the grounds. Ski rental and bobsled type rides are available Has World class bobsled run and cross country ski trails. There was a youth bobsled event underway so it was interesting to see "behind the scenes" of how major Olympic type competitions are held. I'm not a skier but appreciated the views and understand why it would be a destination who those partake in these activities.

On one hand, this experience is very unique, and how often is the everyday person given the opportunity to do an Olympic activity?? BUT it was quite expensive per person, for a 30 minute wait before hand (with very few seats) and a ride that is over in less than a minute. It’s as authentic as it can be for a tourist attraction, and lots and lots of people participate, so they’ve got a system and know what they’re doing getting groups up to the start and safely back down. The guys running the bobsleds, were very friendly and funny! It helped that there was a bonfire with s’mores while you wait. The T-Shirt included is nothing special, and if you do the Skelton experience as well, you get practically the same one. Our group enjoyed these experiences but wouldn’t rush to do them again anytime soon.

Super cool place to see. Learned so much about the engineering of Bobsled and how it actually goes uphill at the end of the track 🤓🧐😎